Taylor's marginal utility from watching movies and from eating out (in utils) is shown in the accompanying table. Taylor spends exactly $100 every month on these two forms of entertainment; the price of each movie is $10 and the price of each dinner is $20.MoviesPer MonthMarginal UtilityPer MovieDinners OutPer MonthMarginal UtilityPer Dinner160115025021403203120454100 Taylor's optimal combination of movies and eating out is:
A. 3 movies and 3 dinners.
B. 4 movies and 3 dinners.
C. 2 movies and 4 dinners.
D. 3 movies and 4 dinners.
Answer: C
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